Display device

Abstract

A display device includes first, second, and third pixels adjacent to each other. Each of the first, second, and third pixels includes: light emitting elements; connection electrodes electrically connected to ends of the light emitting elements; and sub-electrodes on a same layer as the connection electrodes and electrically connected to the connection electrodes, and one of the sub-electrodes of the first pixel is electrically connected to one of the sub-electrodes of the second pixel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display device comprising first, second, and third pixels adjacent to each other, each of the first, second, and third pixels comprising:
 light emitting elements;   connection electrodes electrically connected to ends of the light emitting elements; and   sub-electrodes on a same layer as the connection electrodes and electrically connected to the connection electrodes,   wherein one of the sub-electrodes of the first pixel is electrically connected to one of the sub-electrodes of the second pixel.   
     
     
         2 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sub-electrode of the first pixel and the sub-electrode of the second pixel that are electrically connected to each other are on a same layer. 
     
     
         3 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate electrode connecting the sub-electrode of the first pixel and the sub-electrode of the second pixel that are electrically connected to each other. 
     
     
         4 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sub-electrodes of the third pixel are separated from the sub-electrodes of the first pixel and/or the sub-electrodes of the second pixel. 
     
     
         5 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the sub-electrodes of the third pixel is electrically connected to one of the sub-electrodes of the first pixel. 
     
     
         6 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the connection electrodes respectively comprise:
 a first connection electrode electrically connected to a first end of each of the light emitting elements; and   a second connection electrode electrically connected to a second end of each of the light emitting elements,   wherein the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode are on different layers.   
     
     
         7 . The display device according to  claim 6 , wherein the sub-electrodes respectively comprise:
 a first sub-electrode on a same layer as the first connection electrode and electrically connected to the first connection electrode; and   a second sub-electrode on a same layer as the second connection electrode and electrically connected to the second connection electrode.   
     
     
         8 . The display device according to  claim 7 , wherein the second sub-electrode of the first pixel is electrically connected to the second sub-electrode of the second pixel. 
     
     
         9 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first color conversion layer in the first pixel;   a second color conversion layer in the second pixel; and   a light scattering layer in the third pixel.   
     
     
         10 . The display device according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a first color filter on the first color conversion layer in the first pixel;   a second color filter on the second color conversion layer in the second pixel; and   a third color filter on the light scattering layer in the third pixel.   
     
     
         11 . A display device comprising:
 first, second, and third pixels adjacent to each other;   light emitting elements in the first, second, and third pixels;   connection electrodes electrically connected to ends of the light emitting elements;   sub-electrodes spaced apart from the connection electrodes;   a first connector connecting first ends of the sub-electrodes to the respective connection electrodes; and   a second connector connecting second ends of the sub-electrodes to the respective connection electrodes,   wherein one of the sub-electrodes of the first pixel is electrically connected to one of the sub-electrodes of the second pixel.   
     
     
         12 . The display device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first connector and/or the second connector extends in a first direction between the connection electrodes and the sub-electrodes. 
     
     
         13 . The display device according to  claim 12 , wherein the sub-electrodes extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. 
     
     
         14 . The display device according to  claim 11 , wherein the sub-electrodes are on a same layer as the first connector and/or the second connector. 
     
     
         15 . The display device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first connector and the second connector are on a same layer. 
     
     
         16 . The display device according to  claim 11 , wherein the connection electrodes comprise:
 a first connection electrode electrically connected to a first end of each of the light emitting elements; and   a second connection electrode electrically connected to a second end of each of the light emitting elements,   wherein the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode are on different layers.   
     
     
         17 . The display device according to  claim 16 , wherein the sub-electrodes comprise:
 a first sub-electrode on a same layer as the first connection electrode and electrically connected to the first connection electrode; and   a second sub-electrode on a same layer as the second connection electrode and electrically connected to the second connection electrode.   
     
     
         18 . The display device according to  claim 17 , wherein the second sub-electrode of the first pixel is electrically connected to the second sub-electrode of the second pixel. 
     
     
         19 . The display device according to  claim 18 , further comprising an intermediate electrode connecting the second sub-electrode of the first pixel and the second sub-electrode of the second pixel. 
     
     
         20 . The display device according to  claim 19 , wherein the intermediate electrode is on a same layer as the second sub-electrode of the first pixel and/or the second sub-electrode of the second pixel.